I live at apartment complex. I was watching another tenant cleaning an area belonging to another tenant. A statment was made was why is everyone staring at us we're just cleaning. I was not thinking really anything. Just watching them cleaning.
2006-10-28 16:39:45 · 18 answers · asked by Carol K 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Some people think it's all about them. Just because you were looking at what they were doing doesn't really mean you were thinking about them. Forget it.
2006-10-28 16:55:03 · answer #1 · answered by papricka w 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Apartment living is such an odd way to live. You have people all around you and many times you don't really know anyone. It's even worse if you live alone and feel the lonliness. So naturally when someone is outside or have their patio door open ones eyes tend to watch. You don't really want to go outside and say anything and be an annoyance but there is still the desire to be a "part of" activities rather than "apart from".
2006-10-28 16:49:42 · answer #2 · answered by synchronicity915 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I know that I would have said something like, " I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stare but you're doing a very nice job cleaning and it held my attention. I'm sorry again." Then I'm sure I would have walked away, afterwards, leaving them with something to think about.
2006-10-29 06:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by Van T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All u have to say is "don't worry about why I'm starring, anyway I am not. I was just watching you clean which is not big deal, most of the time starring means looking directly in yo face, I wasn't cuz yo body was faced another way. America is a free country, I can look any where I want because I have the right, finish yo job cuz ain't that the way u get paid? u not suppose to take a break!" "Mind yo own business cuz it is a free country and I can look where ever I chose to and it should not matter to you anyway cuz u don't know nothing about me, and u aint the boss of me!" It is not being mean, it's telling the truth!
2006-10-28 16:47:51 · answer #4 · answered by Angie 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Which to them is staring. Why watch them cleaning? If you were cleaning and looked at the window and saw someone watching you...?
2006-10-28 16:49:17 · answer #5 · answered by desdinova 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Turn it back on them. Just say that you'd never do that purposefully and can't think why they'd make such horrid allegations and look genuinely shocked. People will think the neighbours are the weirdos.
2006-10-28 16:50:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
compliment them you can never go wrong with a compliment. Even if you have to make one up. I know it sounds scandal-is,but it works. Or offer a hand at what they are doing.
2006-10-28 17:00:48 · answer #7 · answered by 33kasper 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go back inside your own apartment. Seems fairly straightforward to me.
2006-10-28 16:47:41 · answer #8 · answered by Beckee 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Staring is rude.
2006-10-28 17:13:42 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
stop staring
2006-10-28 16:51:11 · answer #10 · answered by dctrod225 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋